Improving environmental performance of magnesium instrument panels

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1189-1195

  Tharumarajah, A ^a   Koltun, P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Instrument panel; Life cycle assessment; Magnesium; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DIE CASTING; ELASTOMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INSTRUMENT PANELS; LIFE CYCLE; MAGNESIUM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BEST PRACTICES; BIO-PLASTICS; COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE; CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTS; CROSS BEAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

MAGNESIUM CASTINGS;

GASOLINE; MAGNESIUM; PLASTIC; STEEL;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAGNESIUM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; STEEL; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

IPS;

EID: 77955849535     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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